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Where does “acerbandus” come from?

acerbandus (Latin) comes from Latin acerbō, from Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

acerbandus (Latin): which is to be exacerbated

Definitions

  1. which is to be exacerbated

Ancestry of “acerbandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacerbō—
2Latinacerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet...
3Latinācer—
4Latinsaccharumsugar
5Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
6Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
7Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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